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Handyman in Maida Vale, W9
**Handyman in Maida Vale**, W9, in Westminster: red-brick mansion flats with cage lifts, stucco villas and canal-side houseboats, so the walls here are dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, with metal stud partitions between rooms. The list we are booked for most is TV mounting and flat-pack assembly on the day the keys are handed over, and the failure we are called back to fix is short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs.
- £55 an hour, £190 a half day — fixed price for the whole list
- Dot-and-dab plasterboard here, so the fixings are chosen for the wall, not pulled from a pack
- Stud, pipe and cable scan before the first hole, every visit
- Westminster City Council permits, ULEZ and packaging removal already inside the price
The service, locally
Handyman work in Maida Vale
- Per hour, one-hour minimum
- £55Per hour, one-hour minimum
- Maida Vale homes are flats
- 95%Maida Vale homes are flats
- Fixed-price jobs
- 14Fixed-price jobs
- Households in Maida Vale
- 3,623Households in Maida Vale
Instant estimate
Price your Maida Vale job list
Estimated for Maida Vale W9
£135 – £375
Slot needed: Half day
- Flat-pack assembly
- £55 – £190
- TV mounting
- £85 – £165
- One-visit saving
- −£25
- Lath, dot-and-dab or concrete fixings
- from £20
£55 minimum charge per visit. Prices include VAT, the van, fixings from our own stock and taking the packaging away. Nothing is added on the day without your written agreement first. You have told us the walls are lath, dot-and-dab or concrete, so we have allowed for the correct anchors and the extra scanning time that goes with them.
How it works
How a Maida Vale visit works
- Send your job listPhotos and a list of jobs get a fixed written price the same working day — one visit, one figure.
- We scan, then drillStud, pipe and cable detector out first, dust sheets down, the right anchor chosen for the wall you actually have.
- Tested and tidiedEvery fixing load-tested, packaging taken away, and a walk-round before we leave.
- Get my price
Walls and fixings
What is behind the plaster in Maida Vale
Most likely here
Dot-and-dab plasterboard — 1990s onward new builds and conversions
Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor. Realistic load: 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone. What goes wrong: short screws that only grip the board, then lever it off the dabs.
Lath and plaster
Pre-1930 terraces and mansion blocks
- Fixing
- Locate the timber lath studs, fix through into the stud with 5 × 80 mm screws
- Safe load
- Up to 25 kg into a stud, nothing into the plaster itself
- What pulls out
- A plasterboard plug in lime plaster crumbles the key and drops the whole panel
Solid London stock brick
Victorian and Edwardian party and external walls
- Fixing
- 7 mm hammer-drilled hole into the brick body, nylon plug or resin anchor
- Safe load
- 40 kg-plus per fixing when anchored into brick, not mortar
- What pulls out
- Fixing into soft lime mortar joints, which spin out under load
Dot-and-dab plasterboard
1990s onward new builds and conversions
- Fixing
- Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor
- Safe load
- 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone
- What pulls out
- Short screws that only grip the board, then lever it off the dabs
Timber or metal stud partition
Flat conversions and 1960s-onward internal walls
- Fixing
- Stud detector, then fix into the upright; noggins added where the stud misses
- Safe load
- 35 kg into timber, 15 kg into metal stud with a toggle
- What pulls out
- Two of four bracket holes on the stud and two in fresh air
Precast concrete and blockwork
Post-war estates and podium blocks
- Fixing
- SDS drill, 8 mm hole, sleeve anchor or screwbolt
- Safe load
- 50 kg-plus per fixing
- What pulls out
- Hitting reinforcement or a buried conduit without a scan first
Insulated dry lining
Retrofitted period homes and low-energy refurbishments
- Fixing
- Insulation-rated frame fixings that reach the masonry beyond the board and foam
- Safe load
- 25 kg, spread across four points
- What pulls out
- Compressing the insulation so the fixing slowly works loose
Why Hello Services
Why Hello Services in Maida Vale
Photographed and load-tested
Each fixing tested and documented, so landlords and agents get evidence without asking.
We scan before we drill
Stud, pipe and cable detector on every Maida Vale wall before the first hole — not after the leak.
One visit, one fixed price
Your whole W9 list quoted in writing the same working day, with no doorstep re-quote.
The right anchor for the wall
We carry the lot, because short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs is what a rushed job leaves behind.
Fixed prices
Handyman prices in Maida Vale
| Job | From | To | Time on site | What it covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat-pack assembly | £55 | £190 | 1–4 hrs | Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall |
| TV mounting | £85 | £165 | 1–2 hrs | Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked |
| Shelves and floating units | £65 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line |
| Curtain poles and blinds | £60 | £150 | 1–3 hrs | Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard |
| Door easing, hinges and closers | £55 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted |
| Locks, handles and door furniture | £70 | £160 | 1–2 hrs | Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like |
| Taps, washers and waste traps | £65 | £150 | 1–2 hrs | Dripping taps, isolation valves, sink and basin traps and flexible tails |
| Toilet and cistern repairs | £75 | £165 | 1–2 hrs | Running fill valves, flush mechanisms, seats and pan connectors |
| Silicone and grout renewal | £70 | £170 | 1–3 hrs | Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied |
| Mirrors, art and heavy hanging | £55 | £130 | 1–2 hrs | Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall |
| Like-for-like sockets and light fittings | £65 | £150 | 1–2 hrs | Faceplates, pendants and ceiling roses swapped like for like, tested on completion |
| Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps | £60 | £140 | 1–2 hrs | System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up |
| Child and rental safety fixings | £60 | £160 | 1–3 hrs | Anti-tip straps, stair gates, window restrictors and cupboard catches |
| Filling and patch painting | £70 | £180 | 1–3 hrs | Old fixing holes filled, sanded and touched in ready for a check-out inspection |
Flat-pack assembly
£55 – £190
1–4 hrs
Wardrobes, beds, desks and drawer units built, levelled and anchored to the wall
TV mounting
£85 – £165
1–2 hrs
Bracket into the correct substrate, screen levelled, cables dropped or trunked
Shelves and floating units
£65 – £180
1–3 hrs
Alcove shelving, floating shelves and brackets set to a laser line
Curtain poles and blinds
£60 – £150
1–3 hrs
Poles, tracks and blinds fixed to timber, brick or reinforced plasterboard
Door easing, hinges and closers
£55 – £140
1–2 hrs
Sticking doors planed and rehung, hinges packed, closers and stops fitted
Locks, handles and door furniture
£70 – £160
1–2 hrs
Euro cylinders, mortice locks, thumb turns and handles swapped like for like
Taps, washers and waste traps
£65 – £150
1–2 hrs
Dripping taps, isolation valves, sink and basin traps and flexible tails
Toilet and cistern repairs
£75 – £165
1–2 hrs
Running fill valves, flush mechanisms, seats and pan connectors
Silicone and grout renewal
£70 – £170
1–3 hrs
Old bead cut out, surfaces sterilised and dried, sanitary silicone reapplied
Mirrors, art and heavy hanging
£55 – £130
1–2 hrs
Heavy mirrors and framed pieces hung level on the right anchor for the wall
Like-for-like sockets and light fittings
£65 – £150
1–2 hrs
Faceplates, pendants and ceiling roses swapped like for like, tested on completion
Radiator bleeding and TRV swaps
£60 – £140
1–2 hrs
System bled through, thermostatic valve heads replaced, pressure topped up
Child and rental safety fixings
£60 – £160
1–3 hrs
Anti-tip straps, stair gates, window restrictors and cupboard catches
Filling and patch painting
£70 – £180
1–3 hrs
Old fixing holes filled, sanded and touched in ready for a check-out inspection
£55 minimum charge per visit. Prices include VAT, the van, fixings from our own stock and taking the packaging away. Nothing is added on the day without your written agreement first.
Rates and local costs
Hourly, half day or full day in Maida Vale
Hourly rate
£55
per hour, one-hour minimum
Best for one or two small jobs — a shelf, a leaking tap washer, a sticking door.
Half day
£190
up to 4 hours
The most-booked slot in London: three to six jobs from one list, one visit, one price.
Full day
£340
up to 8 hours
A snag list, a whole-flat furniture build, or a move-in day of fixings and fittings.
Same-day call-out
£95
first hour, then hourly
Lock, leak, door or safety job that cannot wait for a booked slot.
- Parking and permits
- Westminster City Council visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged, paid for by us and already inside the quoted figure.
- Charging zones
- Part of Westminster sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ. Our vans are compliant, so ULEZ and the Congestion Charge never appear on your invoice.
- Access and building rules
- Concierge sign-in, goods-lift booking and out-of-hours windows are handled before the visit, so the clock starts when the work does, not in reception.
Screws, plugs, resin anchors, hollow-wall fixings, silicone and filler come out of the van and are inside the price. Anything bought for you — a replacement tap, a door closer, a specific bracket — is charged at cost with the receipt attached to your invoice.
Scope
What is included in Maida Vale
Included in every visit
- A DBS-checked, insured tradesperson with their own tools, ladders and dust sheets
- Standard fixings, plugs, anchors, silicone and filler from our own van stock
- A stud, pipe and cable scan before a single hole is drilled
- Every fixing set to a laser line or spirit level, not by eye
- Packaging, offcuts and old fittings taken away at the end of the visit
- A walk-round with you, then before-and-after photos on request for landlords and agents
Not included — and why
- Gas work of any kind — that is Gas Safe registered work and we will not touch it
- New circuits, consumer units or anything notifiable under Part P of the Building Regulations
- Structural alterations, chimney breast removal or anything needing building control sign-off
- Roof work above single-storey height, which needs a scaffold or tower rather than a ladder
- Asbestos disturbance — pre-2000 artex, soffits and boards are surveyed, never drilled blind
- Specified materials you want us to supply: bought at cost with the receipt on your invoice
Coverage
Handyman work around Maida Vale
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What customers say about handyman work
3.9 ★ from 1,408 Google reviewsI'm answering on behalf my wife who was & still is in hospital & can't get wifi , Your two gentlemen were absolutely brilliant very impressed with the results I'm hoping my wife will be home soon so she can see the results before I make a mess when I come from the garden. Eric… Read in full →
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Guides
Read before you book
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Other work we do in Maida Vale
End of tenancy cleaning
Fixing holes filled and touched in, then the whole Maida Vale flat cleaned for check-out.
One-off deep cleaning
A W9 reset after the drilling, sanding and flat-pack dust has settled.
After builders cleaning
Snag list finished by us, then the builders' dust taken out of the Maida Vale flat.
Moving services
Furniture dismantled in W9, moved, then rebuilt and re-anchored the same day.
House removals
A full Maida Vale move where the beds and wardrobes come apart and go back together properly.
House clearance
Old furniture and broken fittings taken away from W9 before the new ones go up.
About the area
Maida Vale in context
Wide tree-lined avenues of Edwardian mansion blocks above the Regent's Canal at Little Venice. Red-brick mansion flats with cage lifts, stucco villas and canal-side houseboats, which is why W9 work is dominated by dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork. Little Venice is the landmark most customers navigate by.
Where Maida Vale sits in our coverage
Maida Vale is one of the neighbourhoods on our handyman work in Westminster page, which sits under handyman work across London. Same-week crews working this postcode also cover handyman work in Paddington (0.7 miles), handyman work in St John's Wood (0.9 miles), handyman work in Westbourne Park (1.0 miles), handyman work in Queen's Park (1.2 miles) and handyman work in Kilburn (1.2 miles). If your address sits on the boundary, book the closest page — the price and the crew are the same.
Maida Vale W9 at a glance
- Area
- Maida Vale, Westminster
- Postcodes served
- W9
- Nearest station
- Maida Vale (Bakerloo)
- Dominant wall construction
- dot-and-dab plasterboard over blockwork, with metal stud partitions between rooms
- Fixing we use most
- Long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor
- Realistic load
- 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone
- Most-booked list
- TV mounting and flat-pack assembly on the day the keys are handed over
- Watch out for
- short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs
- Charging zones
- Part of Westminster sits inside the Congestion Charge zone and all of it is inside ULEZ
- Residents (Maida Vale)
- 7,876
- Households (Maida Vale)
- 3,623
- Typical visit
- Half a day in W9
Source: ONS Census 2021 via Nomis (TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003), MSOA geography. Figures cover the ONS neighbourhood Maida Vale (E02000965) — the published geography that covers Maida Vale, not the whole borough. Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library MSOA Names (OGL).
Questions
Maida Vale W9 handyman questions
£55 an hour with a one-hour minimum, £190 for a half day and £340 for a full day in W9. Fixed-price jobs start at £55 — flat-pack from £55, TV mounting from £85, shelving from £65. Send the list and we confirm one written figure.
Yes. Locally that usually means dot-and-dab plasterboard — long fixings through the void into the blockwork behind, or a spread-load anchor, holding around 30 kg with a through-fixing, 8 kg on a hollow-wall anchor alone. The risk we guard against here is short screws that grip only the board and slowly lever it off the dabs. Every wall is scanned for studs, pipes and cables before the first hole.
That is how we prefer to work. Three or more jobs batched into one half-day slot means one set-up and one price rather than three call-outs, and the estimator on this page shows the saving before you book.
Like-for-like socket faces, switches and light fittings, yes, tested on completion. New circuits, consumer units and anything notifiable under Part P, no. Gas work of any kind is Gas Safe registered work and we will not touch it — we will tell you who should.
Mansion blocks with small lifts and porters, resident bays all week and narrow canal-side roads. Westminster City Council visitor permits and bay suspensions are arranged and paid for by us and sit inside the quoted price. Concierge sign-in and goods-lift booking are done before the visit, so the clock starts when the work does.
Standard screws, plugs, resin and hollow-wall anchors, silicone and filler come out of the van and are already in the price. Anything specific bought for you is charged at cost with the receipt attached to the invoice.
Yes. Every area in Westminster has its own page, and we cross borough boundaries constantly. If your address sits on the edge of W9, book the nearest page and we will confirm the same fixed price.
Source: ONS Census 2021, borough totals via Nomis (table TS008, TS041, TS007A, TS044, TS054, TS003). Figures describe the whole borough, the smallest area ONS publishes every one of these tables for.
Book a handyman in Maida Vale W9
Send your job list and a photo of each wall for a fixed written price the same working day. Fixings, permits and taking the packaging away are already in the figure.
What customers say about handyman work
3.9 ★ from 1,408 Google reviewsI'm answering on behalf my wife who was & still is in hospital & can't get wifi , Your two gentlemen were absolutely brilliant very impressed with the results I'm hoping my wife will be home soon so she can see the results before I make a mess when I come from the garden. Eric… Read in full →
Quoted verbatim from reviews customers left on our public Google and Trustpilot profiles. Nothing is edited, shortened beyond the link above, or written by us.